Gotthard railway
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The Gotthard railway is the Swiss trans-alpine railway line from northern Switzerland to the canton of Ticino. The line forms a major part of an important international railway link between northern and southern Europe, especially on the Rotterdam-Basel-Genoa corridor. The Gotthard Railway Company was the former private railway company that financed the construction of and originally operated that line.
Longitudinal profile of Gotthardbahn incl. branchlines
Contemporary drawing showing a construction locomotive
Lower Ticino Bridge during construction phase, with its original single beam truss structure
Opening celebrations at Bellinzona
Lugano
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Lugano is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population of 62,315, and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the ninth largest Swiss city.
The bay of Lugano at sunset
Fresco by Bernardino Luini, 1529
The 15th century Cathedral of San Lorenzo is now the seat of the Diocese of Lugano
Interior of Lugano Cathedral, built in the 15th century